With the roots of what became known as ‘senior’ football now well established the popularity of the game blossomed across the country. [45][46], Bob Foyers was a member of the team which played the first ever Scotland Junior international fixture in May 1889, and after joining St Bernard's the following year, became the first dual Junior/Senior international in 1893 when capped against Wales. Football for young players is generally known as "Youth" (up to Under-19) or "Juvenile" (which is to Under-21 level) football. The highest number of players from a Junior international match to go on to win Senior caps is four. In the 2008–09 competition, Banks O' Dee achieved the first double figure scoreline by a Junior club, with a 10–0 defeat of Highland League Fort William.

[47], Harry Rennie earned his Junior cap as a defender and signed for Morton as such, but became a goalkeeper aged 23 in 1897 and won ten Senior caps in his new position.[48]. This occurred in the 2007–08 Scottish Cup which was the first competition since the changes as Linlithgow Rose had won both league and cup. From the 2007–08 season, four Junior sides have been able to qualify for the Scottish Cup. The local associations continued to run their leagues until 1968, when the SJFA instituted major reforms. Office-bearers were elected and a committee appointed along with a sub-committee to draw up a code of rules for the conducting of the Association’s affairs and competition, to be submitted to the various clubs for approval, and also to issues subscription sheets. [35] The 11–0 scoreline in the hosts' favour remains a record victory for the Scottish Junior international team. Rose performed the best of all three Junior qualifiers in this inaugural season, reaching the fourth round before losing to eventual finalists, Queen of the South.

[34], On 15 February 1890, Scotland played their first match against Ireland at Hibernian Park, Glasgow. Over time, as various local football associations and leagues — both junior and senior — have risen in strength, or in some cases disappeared completely, Scottish football developed its current pattern with either junior or senior non-leagues taking precedence in various parts of the country with some occasional overlap. In June, a party of 13 players and three officials visited Norway and played three games each in Stavanger and Bergen. [citation needed] Girvan themselves were awarded a National Club License in June 2016.[22]. [36], In 1894, games against England resumed with a fixture against Birmingham & District Counties F.A. North champions Culter defeated two East of Scotland League clubs before losing to Highland League side Huntly in the third round. The following twenty sevens clubs, including Lanemark from New Cumnock, joined the association and entered to competer for the  Ayrshire Cup  —. [43], The following list, with one exception, notes players who all went on to gain full international honours for Scotland after winning junior international caps,[44] the junior club with which they played at the time and the year of their junior cap. The main league structure is organised on a geographical basis, with the 63 member clubs being split into two regions: There was also previously a West Region which contained 63 clubs at the end of the 2019–20 season, prior to its members leaving the Juniors to join a new West of Scotland Football League in the senior pyramid. Main article: Junior International Quadrangular Tournament. In 2011, the Scottish Football Association created two new operational boards, Professional and Non-Professional, to provide more focused governance in these differing areas of the game. Mainstream Publishing, 1987 - Football - 315 pages. This new national association acted as an umbrella for these local junior associations, as well as establishing the Scottish Junior Cup, a national cup competition. On receipt of a £17 guarantee, the Lancashire Junior League in England agreed to raise a team, and on 11 May 1889 the first junior international was played at Douglas Park, Hamilton, with Scotland winning 10–1. Two players also received full caps for other nations after playing for Scotland Juniors: Archie Blue for Australia and Tommy O'Hara for the United States. From the 2007–08 season, four Junior sides have been able to qualify for the Scottish Cup. In April 1896, Hugh Morgan, Willie Muir, Tommy Low and Bobby Walker, helped Scotland defeat England 4–0 at Aston Villa's Wellington Road ground. East of Scotland Junior Football - A Statistical History. In 2011, the Scottish Football Association created two new operational boards, Professional and Non-Professional, to provide more focused governance in these differing areas of the game.

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[32][33], After the formation of the Scottish Junior Football Association in 1886, officials began to explore opportunities for representative international matches. A national cup competition was established and its inaugural year 39 clubs competed for the‘King Challenge Cup’ named after its donor Mr Percival King, an Edinburgh based Cricket and Athletic outfitter who had kindly endowed the Association with an ‘exceedingly handsome challenge cup’. The organization of the game however lacked structure and in 1873 Queen’s Park placed an advertisement in the paper to invite other teams to meet in Glasgow with a view to addressing this through the formation of a governing body. Scotland suffered a record 5–0 defeat in the 1927 fixture at Molineux, Wolverhampton. A further six players from the team also stepped up to Senior football.

Junior football is represented on the Non-Professional Game Board alongside other organisations such as the East of Scotland Football League, South of Scotland Football League and Scottish Amateur Football Association.[11]. [26] In 2016-17 Bonnyrigg defeated Scottish Championship side Dumbarton away from home in the third Round. Text © Copyright Robert Guthrie. [5] Junior football had existed since the early 1880s, initially as separate local associations across Scotland for clubs not in membership of the SFA. There was an earlier Scottish Junior FA, which was founded in Glasgow in October 1880. harvnb error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFMcGloneMcLure1987 (, West of Scotland Super League Premier Division, Junior International Quadrangular Tournament, The dutiful game: Welcome to the world of junior football in Scotland, Pyramid Update – 67 Applications Approved, Junior clubs in the west are about to get the best of both worlds, "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs", "EAST REGION S.J.F.A. [17] The current tournament sponsor is Macron.[18]. The cup's sponsor for 18 years, until the start of the 2006–07 season, was OVD Demerara Rum, replaced at the semi final stage of the 2006–07 competition by Scottish coach operator Citylink.

In 2014, they were joined as annual entrants to the competition by Banks O' Dee and Linlithgow Rose who achieved the SFA National Club Licensing criteria. The Glasgow Junior FA, having seen a number of its proposals rejected at SJFA meetings, seceded from the SJFA in 1907 but returned a year later. [7] Further disputes occurred in 1922 over "poaching" clubs and, in 1927, the GJFA was instrumental in the Intermediate dispute which split the SJFA for four seasons. In the late 19th century, membership of the SFA conferred "senior" status on a club and the junior grade developed outside the SFA framework.

Other senior, albeit short-lived, clubs in the parish were Ardnith, Bank, Vale of Afton and Afton Lads; the latter later reforming to play in the Junior ranks (see below). [47], Harry Rennie earned his Junior cap as a defender and signed for Morton as such, but became a goalkeeper aged 23 in 1897 and won ten Senior caps in his new position.[48]. From 1958 until 1967, Northern Ireland were Scotland's only opponents, while in the 1970s there was an eight-year gap between the two sides meeting. In 1920, the Scottish Junior international side created history by being the first representative football side from Scotland to undertake a foreign tour. A return fixture could not be arranged as the Lancashire league could not provide a sufficient guarantee.

The U’s did so with some style before folding in 1928 and two years later the vacancy was filled by Glenafton Athletic continue to fly the flag for Junior football to this day.

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A return fixture could not be arranged as the Lancashire league could not provide a sufficient guarantee. The SJFA was formed in Glasgow on 2 October 1886[4] and the first season's Junior Cup saw 39 clubs take part. The North and South Qualifying Cups for full and associate member clubs in non-league football, which had both sent their four semi-finalists into the main competition, were scrapped and all these clubs now qualified automatically for the first round. Football in Stevenston Short history of football in the Ayrshire town. in Leamington. Further to this move, allowing registered member clubs to qualify for the Scottish Cup for the first time, it was announced that the winners of the Scottish Junior Cup, North Superleague, East Superleague and West of Scotland Super League Premier Division would qualify for the first round. What people are saying - Write a review. The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the junior grade of football in Scotland.The term "junior" refers to the level of football played, not the age of the players. The four teams are the three Superleague winners (West, East and North) and the Scottish Junior Cup winners, all from the previous season. [29] The team's most capped player is Bert McNab, of Petershill, who won 12 caps between 1951 and 1955. [20] This process has continued with the winners of the Scottish Amateur Cup qualifying for the first round from 2015 onwards. The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the junior grade of football in Scotland. The meeting unanimously agreed to form an Ayrshire Football Association and to try to raise and amount of money by subscription, sufficient to purchase a handsome cup for competition. In 1920, the Scottish Junior international side created history by being the first representative football side from Scotland to undertake a foreign tour.

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